Defining Law and Various Jurisprudential Schools of Thought
Rasmussen College

Introduction to Law and the Legal System
August 8, 2011

Defining Law and Various Jurisprudential Schools of ThoughtDuring this week’s lesson we examined the broad topic of law, the legal system and jurisprudence. To examine further, let’s examine the narrow definition of law and look into some of the various forms of jurisprudential thought.

Before taking a much narrower look at law and its various forms, we must first ask, “What is Law?” Law is defined as “rules established by a governing authority to institute and maintain orderly coexistence” (‘Lectric Law Library, 2009), yet even that definition is overly broad. While this definition is universally accepted, different forms of government rely on different methodologies to govern and all forms of law are the same. For example, our current form of secular law is the evolution of centuries of various forms of law such as Canon Law, which is law handed down by religious institutions, and is provided by a secular group of representatives of the people (‘Lectric Law Library, 2009). In countries which maintain theocratic governments, such as Islamic nations, Canon Law, handed down by the religious body, is the foundation for their systems of law (Mahalo, 2009) If narrowing the definition of law relies on governments and schools of government and jurisprudential thought, we must next ask what schools of jurisprudential thought exist. As we have touched upon Canon Law previously, let’s evaluate three other schools of jurisprudential thought including the Natural Law, Historical and Sociological schools. The Natural Law school of jurisprudential thought is the oldest view of law, dating back to ancient Greece, and maintains that law and ethics are naturally discoverable through reason by all humans (Black Hills State University, 2009). Americans who are familiar with the Declaration of Independence will likely be able to spot...

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Economics Project Synopsis
Topic: Analysis of Hyperinflation in the Weimar Republic in 1923.
Name: Rajeswari Mukherjee.
Class: Second Trimester, BA. LLB. First Year.
Section: ‘B’
Roll Number: 2013BALLB117
Enrolment ID: A-1368
Statement of Purpose
The purpose of this project is to conduct a statistical and interpretive analysis of the hyperinflation in the Weimar Republic(Germany) that occurred in 1923.
Introduction
The hyperinflation in the Weimar Republic was a three-year period of hyperinflation in Germany (the Weimar Republic) between June 1921 and January 1924.
The above hyperinflation occurred as a result of the over-dependence of the Weimar Republic on the American’s aid after the First World War. This aid did brilliant things for their economy, which was earlier suffering from massive unemployment. It improved production in iron, steel, automobiles, electronics and other consumer goods. It brought up employment levels. However, the American aid was crucial to their survival. And over-usage of the same led to hyperinflation.
During the first half of 1922, the Mark stabilized at about 320 Marks per Dollar. This was accompanied by international reparations conferences, including one in June 1922 organized by U.S. investment banker J. P. Morgan, Jr. When these meetings produced no workable solution, the inflation changed to hyperinflation and the Mark fell to 800 Marks per...

...Defininglaw is a problematic endeavour as it severs different functions, derives from different origins, signifies various things for different people, and effects everyone differently. Albeit of these factors, many have endeavored to do so, as law has such a prominent structure for all interactions. The changing nature of society means that there is an inherent change to law, “law must be stable; yet it cannot stand still” and, therefore, as something is constantly changing it derives and ever-changing definition. However, the inherent wavering has not deterred the many who have attempted to define law. Any approach to actually pinpoint law must take into account so many variables – cultural, economic, institutional, and operational. It becomes almost futile to seek a sole definition for this endless entity.
Theories of law diverge sharply in their answers, attempts to define law as a social phenomenon has meant the divergence of two basic categories. The first attempts to define law as a method of maintenance of a normative order within a social group, and given that every social group has normative regulation, every social group has 'law.' Such definitions disregard the presence or absence legal institutions.
Rules may be seen to be linked by chains of reciprocated services, over long periods of...

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DefiningLaws and Describing the Differences
LAW/421
December 09, 2013
DefiningLaws and Describing the Differences
There are classifications and categories of law that can be helpful to use to determine what law corresponds with a particular action or crime. Some of the laws we will be looking at in this paper are; substantive law, procedurallaw, criminal law, civil law, common law, and statutory law.
Two of the first laws that we can define and find differences in are the common law and statutory law. If we look at common law, it is derived from custom and judicial precedents versus statutes. Whereas statutory law according to Melvin (2011) “statutory law stem from the authority of the legislature” (p. 10). One example of the statutory law could be the trial of MacPherson v. Buick Motor Company in 1916, which a judge based his decision on a similar case that was tried a year earlier against Cadillac.
There are notable differences with civil laws and criminal laws; these are two very different laws. The civil law can be described as a body of law directly concerning the rights and duties...

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Schools of Thought
There were three major philosophies that existed in ancient Chinese times; Legalism, Daoism, and Confucianism. Each philosophy had different ways of thinking/beliefs that influenced their followers’ ways of life. Although these schools of thought may have been successful in ancient Chinese times, would they succeed in a democratic government in today’s society?
One school of thought that would not flourish in today’s world is Legalism, founded by Han Feizi. Legalist ideas were built around the belief that only strict laws enforced by a powerful ruler would ensure order in society, and that “The ruler alone possesses power”. It is evident as to why these principles would not work in a democratic government because a democracy is a government by the people for the people, and no single being has total control. Han Feizi also believed that people act out of their own self-interest (One for all) and not to good examples (All for one). Although in today’s society we like to stick to the morals that you put the group over the individual, many people will still act out of greed and put themselves first. But our country would never prosper if everyone always acted out of just purely self-interest and be greedy all the time. The Legalist ideologies concerning self-interest completely contradicts the...

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Schools of Thought Worksheet
Amanda Nilsen
SCI/362
December 17, 2014
Juan Ospina
Schools of Thought Worksheet
General Terms
Ecology is the science that studies living beings in relationship with biotic and abiotic environments. (Desjardins)
Environmental Justice is being defined as a pursuit to equal justice and equal protection under the law for all statues and regulations without any type of discrimination based on socioeconomic status, ethnicity, and/ or race. (Rajzer, 1997)
Environmental Science is a study on the interaction of living and non-living elements in the surrounding environment with emphasis on the impact of humans and these elements. (College)
Ethics consists of the general beliefs, values, attitudes, or standards that guide to a responsible behavior. (Desjardins, Environmental Ethics)
Genetically Modified Organism (GMO) are plants, animals, and other living things created through genetic engineering. It means they take the DNA from different species, plants, animals and create cross breading that in normal circumstances wouldn’t occur in nature or in traditional cross breeding. (Green America)
Renewable Energy is a source of energy that flows from on-going natural processes such as wind, flowing water, geothermal heat flows, biological processes and most common solar energy. (Science Daily)
Sustainability basically creates and helps maintain effective habitats in which...

...describe and explain the human mind and behavior began. The first school of thought, structuralism, was advocated by the founder of the first psychology lab, Wilhelm Wundt. Almost immediately, other theories began to emerge and vie for dominance in psychology. The following are some of the major thought that have influenced our knowledge and understanding of psychology: Structuralism, functionalism, behaviorism:
Structuralism:
Structuralism was the first school of psychology, and focused on breaking down mental process into the most basic component, Major structuralism thinkers include Wilhelm Wundt and Edward Titchner. This school of thought was based on the notion that the object of psychology is to analyze consciousness into its basic elements and investigate how these elements are related. Structuralism explores many aspects of the mind; thought research is mainly concerned with sensation and perception in vision, hearing and touch. Through the method of introspection, or the systematic observation of one’s own conscious experience, subjects were trained and the exposed to different visual stimuli, optical illusion and auditory tones. They were then asked to analyze what they experienced. During the first two or three decades of psychology, structural psychology was the psychology. It provided psychology with a strong scientific identity within the academic...

...Various Primary Sources of American Laws
Gary Craddock
Everest University Online
Abstract
There are various sources of American Law Primary sources of law are sources that establish the law and are in enforced by the controlling authority (the government’s) of a society. They consist of case law and common law doctrines, the U.S. constitution and the constitution ofvarious states, statutory law including laws passed by Congress State legislature and local governing bodies, regulations created by the administrative agencies. Another type of law that is an important source of law or treaties with other nations are also considered a primary source of law. The differences between mandatory authority types of law and persuasive authority types of law will be the topics.
Various Primary Sources of American Laws
The body of law called case law, arose from English common law tradition, because of our colonial heritage much of American law is based on making English legal system. (Miller &amp; Urisko, 2011,2008,2003,2000,1995)English common law was a body of general rules that apply throughout the English realm.. Courts developed the...